Cord-fastener for shades and the like.



H. S. HUB BELL. CORD FASTBNEB FOB SHADES AND THE LIKE. APPLICATION rum)nuke, 1907.

902,082. Bafented' Oct. 27, 1908.

THE mum! rxrtns co., WASHINGfON, u. c,

HENRY S. HUBBELL, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

CORD-FASTENER FOR SHADES AND THE LIKE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 26, 1907.

Patented Oct. 27, 1908.

Serial No. 385,613.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Hnnny S. HUBBELL, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, and resident of Chicago, Cook county, Illinois, have invented acertain new and useful Improvement in Cord Fasteners for Shades and theLike, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in fastenings for curtain and shadecords, and has for its object the production of a device of simpleconstruction, yet one that will se curely hold the cord in place.

. A further object is the production of a device that can be readilyapplied, and one that will prevent the curtain and stick from slipping.

A further object is the production of a device that can be cheaplymanufactured.

These and such other objects as may hereinafter appear are attained bymy device, an embodiment of which is illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, in which Figure 1 represents a perspective view of a window, ashade, and my device secured to the shade. Fig. 2 represents aperspective view of my improved device, showing in dotted lines a cordin position. Fig. 3 is a top plan view of my device. Fig. 1 is aperspective view of a modified form of my de vice. Fig. 5 is a verticalsectional view on line 55 of Fig. 4, looking in the direction indicatedby the arrows.

Like numerals of reference indicate like parts in the several figures ofthe drawing.

My device is preferably formed from thin sheet metal cut and stamped ina peculiar manner.

The numeral 6 represents my device as a whole, comprising upper braces,ears or wings 7--7, also braces, ears orwings 88, and securing flanges99 located therebetween and extending-at right angles to the braces orwings. The plate is formed with a semi-cylindrical portion extendingvertically of the device, comprising an upper or larger semi-cylinder 10and a lower semicylindeii' 11, a shoulder 12 being formed therebetween.The securing flanges 9 are preferably tapered to points 13, as shown inFigs. 2 and 5.

Referring to Figs. 1 and 5, in which I show a modified form of mydevice, it will be noted that the wings or ears 7 and 8 do not extendoutwardly as far as those shown in Fig. 2. The securing flanges 9 areprovided on either side with angularly turned portions 9 terminating ina point, these points being adapted to pass through the curtain and intothe'stick, securely holding the clamp in place.

In fitting the device in place, the curtain stick is slipped in place inthe lower fold of the curtain, and the device placed in the center inthe positionshown in Fig. 1. The securing flanges 9 are forced throughthe cloth into the stick, and if desired, for the purpose of givingextra strength, the ends 13 of the flanges may be bent inwardly, lockingthe device in place. The upper and lower braces 7 and 8 fit closelyagainst the cloth and stick, serving to hold the device in place asagainst any direct pull at right angles to the curtain. The curtain cord14 is slipped through the cylindrical opening 15, a knot 16 being madein the end of the cord. The cord is then pulled through until the knot16 engages the shoulder 12, which serves to prevent the knot from"slipping through the lower cylindrical opening.

If the device were subjected to a direct strain or pull at right anglesto the stick, it would not be a difficult task to wrench the device fromthe stick; but when the cord is pulled outwardly in this fashion, thecurtain as a whole is also pulled outwardly, putting no strain on thedevice. The device as used is always subjected to a straight pulldownwardly or upwardly. Any tendency, therefore, to wrench the securingflanges 9-9 from the stick is resisted by the lower ears or braces 8-8lying fiat against the stick.

When the curtain is of the variety that is pulled up from the bottom,the device is simply turned end for end, the shoulder then taking up theupward pull of the cord and holding the knot in place.

It is understood that other forms of this device may be constructed, andI do not limit myself to the precise form and contour of the device asshown.

I claim:

1. As a new article of manufacture, a curtain clamp formed from a sheetof metal and comprising wings or ears, securing flanges, and acontinuous channel of varying diam eter formed therebetween.

2. As a new article of manufacture, a curtain clamp formed from a singlesheet of metal comprising a pair of side wings or braces, a pair ofsecuring flanges adjacent thereto, a second pair of wings or bracesadjacent to said flanges, and a continuous vertical channel of varyingdiameter being formed between said pairs of wings and flanges.

3. As a new article of manufacture, a curtain clamp formed from a singlesheet of metal, and having a continuous vertical channel of varyingdiameter formed therein adapted to receive and hold a curtain cord,upper and lower pairs of braces or ears projecting laterally from saidchannel, and a pair of pointed securing flanges extending inwardly atright angles to said braces and adapted to enter and engage a curtainstick between said upper and lower braces.

4. As a new article of manufacture, a curtain clamp formed from a singlesheet of metal, and having a continuous vertical channel of varyingdiameter formed therein,

HENRY S. HUBBELL.

\Vitnesses SARAH LEWIS, ALBERT JOHN SAUSER.

